MGR DEV PHILANTHROPY

Covenant Health•Knoxville, TN

About The Position

Manager of Development, Office of Philanthropy Full Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shifts Covenant Health Overview: Covenant Health is the region’s top-performing healthcare network with 10 hospitals, outpatient and specialty services, and Covenant Medical Group, our area’s fastest-growing physician practice division. Headquartered in Knoxville, Covenant Health is a community-owned integrated healthcare delivery system and the area’s largest employer. Our more than 11,000 employees, volunteers, and 1,500 affiliated physicians are dedicated to improving the quality of life for the more than two million patients and families we serve every year. Covenant Health is the only healthcare system in East Tennessee to be named a Forbes “Best Employer” seven times. Position Summary: The Manager of Development is responsible for the oversight and administration of a comprehensive development program including major gifts, annual giving, and securing special event fund raising for the Office of Philanthropy of Covenant Health. This position will report to Covenant Health’s Vice President of Philanthropy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years’ of Philanthropic development experience (will consider three (3) to five (5) years of sales experience or other significant charitable or volunteer leadership involvement).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher), Facebook, Twitter.
Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills along with a high degree of integrity that garners the trust and respect of others.
Strong organizational skills, along with proven ability to meet deadlines and quickly establish priorities.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the VP of Philanthropy and the respective foundation boards to create a fund development plan which increases revenues to support the strategic direction of the organization.
Implement the fund development plans in accordance with ethical fundraising principles and to achieve stated departmental fundraising goals.
Monitor and evaluate all fundraising activities to ensure that the fundraising goals are being achieved. Additionally monitor trends in the community or region and adapt fundraising strategies as necessary.
Identify and develop corporate, community and individual prospects for the organization's fundraising priorities including major gift, annual giving, and securing special event fund raising.
Prepare regular progress reports on the achievement toward contacts made, major gifts secured and planned giving campaigns executed for the Covenant Health Foundations.
Provide oversight for the Covenant Health Foundations board meetings including setting agendas, providing speakers, reports to the boards and the recruitment of engaged board members committed to the Office of Philanthropy of Covenant Health’s mission.
Develop and maintain reports for informational control in the RE database and progress toward targets and goals for Covenant Health Foundations, including the recording and acknowledgement of gifts.
Conduct donor acquisition initiatives to identify and cultivate persons and organizations supportive of Covenant Health and its mission.
Develop and gain approval for an annual income and expenditure budget for the fund development program.
Build relationships with community stakeholders to advance the mission and fundraising goals of the organization.